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Wyoming Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Fourth Quarter 2019 (2019Q4)

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Carbon County

Table 8: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Weekly Wage by Industry (NAICS) for Carbon County - Fourth Quarter 2019a
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wage
Change   Change Change
Ownership, Industry, and NAICSb Code 2019Q4 2018Q4 N % 2019Q4 2018Q4 $ % 2019Q4 2018Q4 $ %
Ownership - Total 6,934 6,917 17 0.2 $88,678,517 $85,888,280 $2,790,237 3.2 $984 $955 $29 3.0
Ownership - Private 5,115 5,105 10 0.2 $65,635,446 $63,798,578 $1,836,868 2.9 $987 $961 $26 2.7
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (11) 197 191 6 3.3 $2,086,682 $1,962,465 $124,217 6.3 $813 $790 $23 2.9
Animal production & aquaculture (112) 186 180 6 3.1 $1,961,306 $1,843,873 $117,433 6.4 $811 $787 $25 3.1
Forestry & logging (113) 8 8 1 8.6 $99,276 $92,792 $6,484 7.0 $917 $931 -$14 -1.5
Mining, quarrying, & oil & gas extraction (21) 201 219 -19 -8.5 $3,445,409 $3,976,342 -$530,933 -13.4 $1,321 $1,395 -$74 -5.3
Support activities for mining (213) 120 121 -1 -1.1 $1,817,720 $1,928,492 -$110,772 -5.7 $1,165 $1,223 -$57 -4.7
Utilities (22) 36 31 5 17.4 $802,746 $663,385 $139,361 21.0 $1,715 $1,664 $51 3.1
Utilities (221) 36 31 5 17.4 $802,746 $663,385 $139,361 21.0 $1,715 $1,664 $51 3.1
Construction (23) 645 652 -7 -1.1 $10,486,286 $11,652,820 -$1,166,534 -10.0 $1,251 $1,374 -$124 -9.0
Construction of buildings (236) 83 105 -22 -21.0 $891,173 $990,135 -$98,962 -10.0 $829 $728 $102 14.0
Heavy & civil engineering construction (237) 404 395 8 2.1 $6,919,268 $7,675,792 -$756,524 -9.9 $1,319 $1,494 -$175 -11.7
Specialty trade contractors (238) 159 152 6 4.2 $2,675,845 $2,986,893 -$311,048 -10.4 $1,297 $1,508 -$211 -14.0
Wholesale trade (42) 53 55 -2 -4.2 $627,990 $663,753 -$35,763 -5.4 $917 $928 -$11 -1.2
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods (423) 16 16 0 0.0 $175,700 $196,979 -$21,279 -10.8 $845 $947 -$102 -10.8
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods (424) 37 39 -2 -6.0 $452,290 $466,774 -$14,484 -3.1 $949 $921 $28 3.1
Retail Trade (44, 45) 746 745 1 0.1 $6,914,772 $5,697,860 $1,216,912 21.4 $713 $589 $125 21.2
Motor vehicle & parts dealers (441) 69 64 4 6.7 $840,348 $699,952 $140,396 20.1 $941 $837 $104 12.5
Furniture & home furnishings stores (442) 18 13 5 38.5 $142,318 $98,326 $43,992 44.7 $608 $582 $26 4.5
Electronics & appliance stores (443) 14 8 5 64.1 $141,339 $82,368 $58,971 71.6 $795 $761 $35 4.6
Building material & garden supply stores (444) 89 78 11 14.5 $831,273 $760,746 $70,527 9.3 $716 $750 -$34 -4.6
Food & beverage stores (445) 134 135 -1 -0.5 $903,213 $936,972 -$33,759 -3.6 $518 $535 -$17 -3.1
Gasoline stations (447) 234 240 -6 -2.6 $2,698,118 $1,667,237 $1,030,881 61.8 $888 $534 $354 66.2
Miscellaneous store retailers (453) 17 15 2 10.9 $66,845 $60,796 $6,049 9.9 $302 $305 -$3 -0.9
Nonstore retailers (454) 11 12 -1 -5.6 $121,244 $114,198 $7,046 6.2 $823 $732 $91 12.4
Transportation & Warehousing (48, 49) 201 217 -16 -7.2 $3,100,466 $3,465,608 -$365,142 -10.5 $1,185 $1,229 -$44 -3.6
Truck transportation (484) 115 126 -11 -8.7 $1,635,314 $1,902,703 -$267,389 -14.1 $1,091 $1,159 -$68 -5.9
Pipeline transportation (486) 47 49 -2 -4.1 $1,087,747 $1,038,135 $49,612 4.8 $1,793 $1,641 $152 9.3
Support activities for transportation (488) 13 19 -6 -31.6 $138,511 $329,155 -$190,644 -57.9 $820 $1,333 -$513 -38.5
Information (51) 69 64 5 7.3 $631,999 $625,870 $6,129 1.0 $708 $752 -$44 -5.9
Publishing industries, except internet (511) 27 27 0 -1.2 $179,357 $193,242 -$13,885 -7.2 $511 $544 -$33 -6.1
Telecommunications (517) 23 20 3 13.4 $347,575 $341,308 $6,267 1.8 $1,179 $1,313 -$133 -10.2
Finance & insurance (52) 122 127 -5 -4.2 $1,630,498 $1,592,333 $38,165 2.4 $1,031 $964 $66 6.9
Credit intermediation & related activities (522) 85 84 1 1.6 $1,067,333 $993,197 $74,136 7.5 $962 $910 $53 5.8
Securities, commodity contracts, investments (523) 12 15 -3 -17.8 $258,415 $278,135 -$19,720 -7.1 $1,612 $1,426 $186 13.0
Insurance carriers & related activities (524) 24 28 -4 -14.3 $304,750 $321,001 -$16,251 -5.1 $977 $882 $95 10.8
Real estate & rental & leasing (53) 61 63 -2 -3.2 $610,494 $563,701 $46,793 8.3 $766 $685 $81 11.8
Real estate (531) 42 42 0 0.0 $287,734 $266,977 $20,757 7.8 $523 $485 $38 7.8
Rental & leasing services (532) 19 21 -2 -9.5 $322,760 $296,724 $26,036 8.8 $1,307 $1,087 $220 20.2
Professional & technical services (54) 107 86 21 24.5 $1,612,546 $1,438,118 $174,428 12.1 $1,163 $1,291 -$128 -9.9
Professional & technical services (541) 107 86 21 24.5 $1,612,546 $1,438,118 $174,428 12.1 $1,163 $1,291 -$128 -9.9
Management of companies & enterprises (55) 18 19 -1 -3.5 $373,560 $344,817 $28,743 8.3 $1,568 $1,396 $172 12.3
Management of companies & enterprises (551) 18 19 -1 -3.5 $373,560 $344,817 $28,743 8.3 $1,568 $1,396 $172 12.3
Administrative & waste services (56) 149 143 5 3.7 $1,613,090 $1,416,143 $196,947 13.9 $835 $760 $75 9.8
Administrative & support services (561) 124 112 12 10.4 $1,388,116 $1,036,349 $351,767 33.9 $861 $710 $151 21.3
Waste management & remediation services (562) 25 31 -6 -20.4 $224,974 $379,794 -$154,820 -40.8 $701 $942 -$241 -25.6
Health care & social assistance (62) 374 393 -19 -4.8 $3,198,151 $2,977,638 $220,513 7.4 $657 $583 $74 12.8
Ambulatory health care services (621) 157 164 -6 -3.9 $1,834,346 $1,639,698 $194,648 11.9 $897 $771 $126 16.4
Arts, entertainment, & recreation (71) 78 87 -9 -10.0 $707,317 $807,301 -$99,984 -12.4 $695 $714 -$19 -2.7
Amusements, gambling, & recreation (713) 52 59 -7 -11.9 $498,819 $502,412 -$3,593 -0.7 $738 $655 $83 12.7
Accommodation & food services (72) 1,119 1,083 36 3.3 $7,797,435 $6,584,770 $1,212,665 18.4 $536 $468 $68 14.6
Accommodation (721) 624 561 63 11.2 $5,767,526 $4,631,924 $1,135,602 24.5 $711 $635 $76 12.0
Food services & drinking places (722) 495 522 -27 -5.2 $2,029,909 $1,952,846 $77,063 3.9 $316 $288 $28 9.6
Other services, except public administration (81) 105 108 -3 -2.5 $822,710 $813,499 $9,211 1.1 $603 $581 $22 3.7
Repair & maintenance (811) 74 70 4 5.7 $708,136 $649,540 $58,596 9.0 $733 $710 $22 3.2
Membership associations & organizations (813) 18 19 -1 -7.0 $52,463 $52,892 -$429 -0.8 $228 $214 $14 6.7
Ownership - Federal Government 168 172 -4 -2.3 $2,918,343 $2,891,218 $27,125 0.9 $1,336 $1,293 $43 3.3
Transportation & Warehousing (48, 49) 35 34 1 2.0 $463,133 $424,495 $38,638 9.1 $1,028 $960 $67 7.0
Postal service (491) 35 34 1 2.0 $463,133 $424,495 $38,638 9.1 $1,028 $960 $67 7.0
Professional & technical services (54) 5 4 1 25.0 $88,935 $77,984 $10,951 14.0 $1,368 $1,500 -$131 -8.8
Professional & technical services (541) 5 4 1 25.0 $88,935 $77,984 $10,951 14.0 $1,368 $1,500 -$131 -8.8
Public administration (92) 128 134 -6 -4.2 $2,366,275 $2,388,739 -$22,464 -0.9 $1,418 $1,371 $47 3.4
Administration of environmental programs (924) 124 129 -5 -3.9 $2,311,362 $2,337,492 -$26,130 -1.1 $1,434 $1,394 $40 2.9
Administration of economic programs (926) 4 5 -1 -13.4 $54,913 $51,247 $3,666 7.2 $976 $788 $187 23.7
Ownership - State Government 384 398 -14 -3.4 $5,991,265 $5,748,109 $243,156 4.2 $1,200 $1,112 $88 7.9
Educational services (61) 3 1 2 125.6 $29,551 $14,527 $15,024 103.4 $758 $840 -$82 -9.8
Educational services (611) 3 1 2 125.6 $29,551 $14,527 $15,024 103.4 $758 $840 -$82 -9.8
Public administration (92) 381 396 -15 -3.9 $5,961,714 $5,733,582 $228,132 4.0 $1,204 $1,113 $91 8.2
Executive, legislative & general government (921) 3 3 0 0.0 $42,783 $42,321 $462 1.1 $1,097 $1,085 $12 1.1
Justice, public order, & safety activities (922) 251 261 -10 -3.8 $4,141,398 $3,961,885 $179,513 4.5 $1,269 $1,168 $102 8.7
Administration of human resource programs (923) 26 25 1 5.3 $307,326 $290,028 $17,298 6.0 $898 $892 $5 0.6
Administration of environmental programs (924) 15 15 -1 -4.3 $239,401 $239,751 -$350 -0.1 $1,255 $1,203 $52 4.3
Administration of economic programs (926) 86 92 -6 -6.5 $1,230,806 $1,199,597 $31,209 2.6 $1,101 $1,003 $98 9.8
Ownership - Local Government 1,267 1,242 25 2.0 $14,133,463 $13,450,375 $683,088 5.1 $858 $833 $25 3.0
Public administration (92) 382 373 9 2.3 $4,070,110 $3,927,720 $142,390 3.6 $820 $810 $10 1.3
Executive, legislative & general government (921) 342 335 7 2.2 $3,702,542 $3,585,792 $116,750 3.3 $832 $823 $9 1.0
Administration of environmental programs (924) 10 10 0 0.0 $140,528 $127,415 $13,113 10.3 $1,081 $980 $101 10.3
aPreliminary.
bNorth American Industry Classification System. 
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, developed through a cooperative program between Research & Planning and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Extract Date: July 2020. 
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 8/4/20.